Ken Palmer is President and co-owner/founder of ArborMaster®, Training, Inc., the leading company specializing in safety, skill and productivity training for people and organizations who work with, in and around trees. With over 30 years of experience Ken is a well-known instructor, speaker, author, researcher and workforce development consultant for the tree care industry. Ken is also President of International Champion Techniques, Inc., a company devoted to the development of equipment and technologies for safer and more efficient tree climbing, cutting and rigging systems. Ken specializes in chain saw safety and handling, precision tree felling operations, tree climbing and climbing systems, arborist rigging, rescue systems, trainer training and much more. He is a member of the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA), Tree Care Industry Association (TCIA), the American Society of Training and Development (ASTD), a voting member of the ANSI Z133.1 Approved Standards Committee and most recently invited to be a member of the Utility Arborist Association's National Safety Committee. Ken is also a three-time International Society of Arboriculture (ISA) International Tree Climbing Champion. He has instructed and trained thousands of individuals in best practice methods and techniques throughout North America, Western Europe, Australia, New Zealand and Japan. Ken is a former chairman and co-founder of the ISA's International Safety Committee, former Chairman of the ISA's International Tree Climbing Championships and co-founder of the Tree Fund's Arborist Safety and Techniques Fund. Ken was also one of the lead developers and instructors in the training DVD's ArborMaster developed with the International Society of Arboriculture, which are viewed extensively around the world.